Throwing darts at approaching asteroids
Monday, September 10, 2018 - 08:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The first-ever mission to demonstrate an asteroid deflection technique for planetary defense has moved into the final design and assembly phase, following NASA’s approval last month. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, being designed, built and managed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, will test what’s known as the kinetic impactor technique—striking an […]